Sheriff John Phillip Kearbey
End of Watch: Mon, May 17th, 1915
Date of Incident: Fri, May 14th, 1915
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: 2 years & 6 months
Age: 38
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
Incident
Sheriff Kearbey was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a wanted criminal.
Sheriff Kearbey received a tip that a man wanted for murder was hiding in a certain section of the woods. Sheriff Kearbey took several deputies to the location to search for the suspect. When they located the suspect, the suspect drew a firearm and shot Sheriff Kearbey. He died three days later.
Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.
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